(a) The following persons are peace officers of the state for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter and regulations adopted under this chapter on the waters of the state:

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 30.30.165

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • municipality: means a political subdivision incorporated under the laws of the state that is a home rule or general law city, a home rule or general law borough, or a unified municipality. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • peace officer: means
    (A) an officer of the state troopers. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(1) an employee of the department or other person authorized by the commissioner of natural resources;
(2) an employee of a municipality authorized by the chief executive officer of the municipality; or
(3) a peace officer, as that term is defined in Alaska Stat. § 01.10.060.
(b) A person designated in (a) of this section, when enforcing the provisions of this chapter or a regulation adopted under this chapter, may

(1) execute a warrant or other process issued by an officer or court of competent jurisdiction;
(2) administer or take an oath, affirmation, or affidavit; and
(3) issue a citation or arrest a person who violates a provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted under this chapter.
(c) A citation issued under (b) of this section must comply with the provisions of Alaska Stat. § 12.25.175 – 12.25.230.
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